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Having picked up its Rockville Centre passengers, No. 175 headed up the gantlet toward New York City again. James Markin, in the motorman's cubicle, started to pick up speed, had time only to yank his whistle before disaster struck...
Apparently disregarding a warning block signal, apparently blind to the glare of No. lys's approaching headlight, Motorman Jacob Kiefer took No. 192 down the section of double track and roared on into the gantlet. Markin's whistle was a shrill and hopeless warning of the rending crash of steel on steel as the two trains collided...
This week the Public Service Commission began its investigation. Both motormen, who had been riding in their cubicles on the comparatively intact right sides of the two cars, had survived. Markin had only minor injuries. Kiefer, apparently thrown clear, was suffering from severe shock. A veteran engineman of 26 years service, 55-year-old Jacob Kiefer was arrested and charged with criminal negligence...
Since 1934, charged Mr. Dewey, the Commissioner had received $67,000 from Parmelee Transportation Co., which operates 2,000 taxicabs in New York City, through President Morris Markin of Checker Cab Manufacturing Corp., Parmelee's parent organization. In return, said the indictment. Commissioner Harnett had let Parmelee put up its own $250,000 bonding fund to save paying premiums to a bonding company, and then allowed Parmelee to "borrow" half its money back for operating expenses, while denying these special but not illegal privileges to rival companies. Arrested, fingerprinted, released on $5,000 bail, Commissioner Harnett denied all charges...
Last week in Chicago E. L. Cord, just turned 43, consented to a Federal court order enjoining him and Checker Cab Mfg. Corp.'s President Morris Markin from the "further violation" of SEC anti-manipulation provisions in their dealings in Cord company securities (an SEC charge which both men, however, denied) and simultaneously announced the sale of his entire holdings in Cord Corp. to a Manhattan banking group...